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The Fifth Sorceress is a 2002 debut epic fantasy novel written by Robert Newcomb. It is the first entry in The Chronicles of Blood and Stone trilogy, followed by The Gates of Dawn (2003), and The Scrolls of the Ancients (2004). It follows a prince named Tristan on his quest to save the world from a coven of evil sorceresses.
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is a trilogy of epic fantasy novels by American writer Tad Williams, comprising The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Stone of Farewell (1990), and To Green Angel Tower (1993). Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn takes place on the fictional continent of Osten Ard, comprising several united countries.
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy [1] defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. [2] High fantasy is usually set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world , rather than the "real" or "primary" world. [ 2 ]
It is the first book in The Hierarchy series, with a second book, The Strength of the Few, expected in 2025. The book takes place in the Catenan Republic, a fictional society with similarities to the Golden Age of the Roman Empire. In Caten, the lower classes must cede a portion of their mental and physical energy (known as Will) to the classes ...
Although many fantasy novels of this time proved popular, it was not until 1977's The Sword of Shannara that publishers found the sort of breakthrough success they had hoped for. The book became the first fantasy novel to appear on, and eventually top the New York Times bestseller list. As a result, the genre saw a boom in the number of titles ...
The book was distinctive at the time for its considerable length, its "epic" feel with a cast of heroic characters, its wide geography, and its battles. It involved an extensive history behind the action, an impression of depth, multiple sentient races and monsters, and powerful talismans. The story is a quest, with multiple subplots. The novel ...
Samuel R. Delany's Return of Nevèrÿon, a series of three-story collections and one novel influenced by critical theory, published from 1979 to 1987. Charles Saunders's Imaro novels, beginning with Imaro (1981), a collection of short stories first published in the seventies for Dark Fantasy fanzine. Imaro was the first notable black sword and ...